Ladakh Motorcycling 12 Days 11 Nights Tour

Day 01 – Around Manali – checking and riding your bike

Arrive manali, Transfer to Hotel, breakfast and a short briefing on the Motorcycle Tour. After a quick rundown of road safety precautions and check of personal equipment, we will start out on the narrow adjacent road of villages into the mountains.  This is your chance to get acquainted with your bike and get to know the roads. In evening we get back to hotel to have dinner and rest and relax.

Day 02- Manali to Jispa, 135kms 6-7 hours through Roh-tang pass 3980 meters

First 35 km is nice road windings till Marhi and then we have to cross the famous traffic jam & challenging muddy road about 10 km on the way to Roh- tang pass (13,044ft). Here you catch fantastic views back towards Manali and the surrounding Himalaya! Next we descend into the Chandra Valley,  stop(check point) take a “chai break” before we continue along the bank of the mighty Chandra & then after Tandi we enter in Ghar Valley along Bhaga river through the town of Keylong, have another chai break and then finally head to Jispa  (Tod Valley)where we stay in the Hotel.

Day 03- Jispa to Sarchu 90kms, 5 – 6 hours ride; including the Baralacha pass 4890 meters.

Quick stop at the police check post & and then we follow windings road until Baralacha. We cross one of the toughest passes of the journey: the Baralacha pass, lies at 4,890 meters and catch stunning views…Then we descend to “Bharatpur” for a well-deserved chai break and hot lunch.  After lunch we ride some fantastic bits of road along the valley floor to our overnight campsite in Sarchu. This is a wonderful semi-permanent camp, dinner and night in the deluxe camp.

Day 04- Sarchu – (Rumtse) Tsokar 7H – 180 KMS

The road goes to the Lachlung La (5050 m) and plunges into gorge. Keeping an eye out for Tibetan Nomads, we will ascend quickly again and emerge into an amazing high altitude valley. After check-post Pang ride to the Tanglang La (5300 m), the second highest motor able pass in the world. We are rapidly losing altitude and reach the first village Ladakhi Rumtse. Night in Guest house / camp or Home stay.

Day 05- Rumtse – Leh (3500 m) 3h – 70 Km

The road winds through a gorge impressive before flowing into the Indus Valley. We follow the Indus 50 km and climb up a side valley to finally reach Leh, the capital of Ladakh. En route, visit the monasteries of Hemis, the largest monastery in Ladakh and Tikse, built atop a rocky peak overlooking the village. Free afternoon, overnight in guest house/ Hotel in Leh.

Day 06 -Leh – Khardung-la – Hyunder 125kms, 6/7h on the road.

We will start the day riding up to the Khardung Pass (which holds the title of the ‘World’s Highest Motor able Road’) for a cup of chai and some stunning views. At over 17,500ft you’ll be short of puff, so it will be a quick stop before we head down the other side of the pass and descend to Khardung village. This is a very isolated area, the road only having been opened to traffic as recently as 1984. From Khardung the scenery opens into some of the most magnificent views imaginable, and the vast Nubra valley. Nubra, being bordered by both China and Pakistan, is of great strategic importance and outsiders are not allowed beyond the village of Hundar. It is in this furthest accessible village that we will stop for the night, sleeping comfortably under canvass in the peaceful grounds of a disused Buddhist monastery.
Overnight stay and dinner at hotel/camp.

Day 07 -Nubra Valley – Hyunder to Pangong Tso-220kms 7/8h on the road.

From Nubra we will take a new route, only completed in 2010, but this road is always under construction, every year harsh winter snowfall and avalanche destroy the road, we’ll negotiate constantly hairpins and some impressive road sights from Nubra to the equally impressive Changtang Valley. More sinuous tarmac will bring the deep blue Pangong Lake into view, alongside which we will ride until we arrive at our camp, which is as far as the road towards Chinese-infested Tibet goes. Again, the beauty of this destination borders on unfeasibility, the quality of the high-altitude light is reflected from the salt water giving the area an otherworldly feel,
Overnight stay & dinner in a fixed camp on the bank of lake.

Day 08 -Pangong Tso To Tso-Mo-Riri Via Upshi 330 Kms, 8/9 hours on the road.

We will be riding 330 kms today so it is best to start early from Pangong lake. We will go to Tso Moriri from Pangong Tso directly via the remote and ever beautiful Changthang region. The ride between Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri is one of the most beautiful rides in whole Ladakh region. Foreigners are not allowed to go beyond Man – Merak Villages as permits are not issued to them for this route. We stop at a check post where you need to submit your permits.

Chumathang itself has little to offer to a visitor apart from a few local roadside restaurants, a Gompa and hot water springs. A quick lunch stop would suffice for most, instead we make our own track, riding off road and following the numerous tracks left by passing vehicles. The last 30kms are a pain, but a boon for those who love off road riding! The track here is a mix of sand and dirt trails littered with small stones. However the view one gets at the end of it makes it all worth it.
Overnight stay and dinner at Camp.

Day 09 -Tso Moriri (Korzok) to Tsokar 90 km 6hours on the road.

From Korzok we back track to the Junction Sumdo and from there take the diversion to reach Tso- Kar. This road tends to be a bit rough for some but great fun for those who appreciate off road motor biking!! It is believed that Tso- Kar was once connected to Tso- Moriri, even though Tsokar has salt water lake while Tso Mo-riri has fresh water… The area surrounding Tso- Kar is protected.
Dinner & overnight in a fixed camp.

Day 10- Tsokar to Jispa 240 kms, 8-9 hrs Lachulung la pass 5,060 mtrs (16,602 feet) Baralacha pass 4890 meters

Today we climb up to the Lachlung pass at 5,060 meters. Lachlung, Once over the pass you’ll enjoy the winding ‘switchbacks’ known as the Gata Loops all the way down to Sarchu. We stop in Bharatpur to have a chai before we tackle the Baralacha pass.
Overnight stay and dinner at hotel.

Day 11 -Jispa to Manali 135kms, 6 -7 hours including the Rohtang pass 3980 meters

Today is a short but pure bliss ride of bad roads! Streams to cross, frozen puddles and dirt tracks to navigate all the way up to and back over the Rohtang pass. We’ll take our chai and lunch break at Marhi before descending back to the lush green of the Kullu valley, the sparkling Beas River and finally you are back in Manali! As it’s the last night of this adventure we’ll celebrate and party with all our new friends.
Overnight stay and dinner at hotel.

Day 12 – Manali to your onward destination

After noon check out from hotel and departure to your destination.
Hope you will enjoy your ride with us.

Documents: Riders must bring with them appropriate travel insurance and documents as follows:

• Full Motorcycle License – valid
• International Driving License / Permit – valid
• You are required to bring your travel insurance policy with you on the tour.
• Please print off a photo-copy and keep it safe. As well as the address of your travel insurance company.
• Riders are requested to handover the insurance numbers and addresses to our guide

What to bring on ride by yourself:-

Here is a selected and detailed list of items that are primordial for the safety and comfort of all our riders. We strictly recommend our guests to acquire, specifically, all of the required items.

• Clothing
• Sun hat/cap
• Warm clothes
• Water Resistant Jacket/Raincoat
• Strong and warm pair of trousers
• Fleece/under jacket
• Warm socks
• Warm underclothes
• Shoes or boots
• Warm scarf
• Camping
• Warm sleeping bag -10deg. C ( for Himalayan ride)
• Dense travel towel/Quick drying
• Penknife
• Torch light/Head torch
• Thermos for Hot & Cold
• Bike gear
• Helmet
• Goggles/sunglasses
• Bike gloves
• Snood/Dust mask
• Kidney belt
• Water resistant backpack
• Bungee/Cargo net
• Other
• 2 Passport pictures (Himalayan tours)
• Prescription glasses/Spectacles
• Alarm watch/wrist watch
• Money Belt
• Medication (consult PD)
• Basic first aid kit
• Insect repellent
• Sunscreen/sun block UV 30/40
• Lip balm
• Earplugs